| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 1442 irgendein | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past] | 865 einst [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] | |
| yet {adv} [up to now or until some other specific time] | 859 bislang | |
| any {pron} [some, no matter which] | 673 irgendwelche [pl] | |
| literally {adv} [coll.] [with some exaggeration] | 438 geradezu | |
| ling. archaic {adj} [no longer in general use, but still found in some contemporary texts (e.g. the Bible) and generally understood; a stronger term than »dated«, but not as strong as »obsolete«] | 401 veraltet | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 279 etwas | |
| some {adv} [some such] | 257 irgend [irgend ein] [+ indef. Artikel] | |
| any {pron} [some, no matter which] | 208 irgendeine [f. sing.] | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 201 irgendetwas | |
| finished {adj} {past-p} [brought to an end; also: personally ruined or failed in some major role] | 197 erledigt [beendet, fertig; auch ugs.: ruiniert, am Ende (Person)] | |
| quite {adv} [to some degree] | 159 recht [ziemlich, ganz] | |
| somewhen {adv} [some time] [rare, perceived as archaic or non-standard unless used as a stylistic device, esp. in combination with "somewhere" etc.] | 103 irgendwann | |
| over {adv} [at some distance, as in a direction indicated] | 71 drüben | |
| some {pron} [some people] | 61 manche [manche Menschen, einige Leute] | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 60 einstmals [geh.] [früher (einmal)] | |
| any {adj} [some, no matter which] | 54 irgendeiner [f. sing. Gen. und Dat.] | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 40 vormals <vorm.> | |
| sometimes {adv} [in some cases] | 33 teilweise [manchmal, in einigen Fällen] | |
| some {adv} [coll.] [in some degree] | 24 etwas | |
| once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 17 einstens [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] | |
| fin. secured {adj} [guaranteed, typically by some other asset] | 17 gedeckt | |
| any {adj} {pron} [some, no matter which] | 6 irgendeiner [m. sing.] | |
| pol. Alki [also: Al-ki] [USA] [Washington state motto (Chinook Jargon): By and by / Some day] | [Motto des US-Staates Washington; Chinook-Jargon: Irgendwann] | |
| at length {adv} [idiom] [for quite some time] | ausführlich | |
| eventually {adv} [one day, some day] | dereinst [geh.] [künftig, später einmal] | |
| God be damned! [offensive to some] | Gottverdammt! [ugs.] | |
| tarblish {adv} [Br.] [regional] [to some extent, reasonably, fairly] | halbwegs | |
| somewhere along the line {adv} [coll.] [at some time] | irgendwann | |
| taking account of [some situation] | rücksichtlich [irgendeines Sachverhalt(e)s] | |
| off-kilter {adj} [coll.] [strange, not right in some way] | seltsam [nicht normal] | |
| run over {adj} {past-p} [typically by some vehicle] | umgefahren [angefahren, überfahren] | |
| blue-eyed {adj} [Am.] [coll.] [used indiscriminately by some groups to refer to Caucasians] | weiß [bes. von Schwarzen verwendeter Begriff für Menschen mit weißer Hautfarbe] | |
| sort of {adv} [coll.] [to some extent] | ziemlich | |
Verben |
| to crack [get a crack in some material] | 402 platzen [einen Riss etc. bekommen, zerspringen] | |
| to stay [spend some time] | 230 verweilen [geh.] | |
| to supervise sth. [an activity of some person or organization] | 83 etw. begleiten [fig.] [kritisch überwachen] | |
| to lack [Ex.: Some people lack humour.] | 41 jdm. abgehen [fehlen, mangeln] [Bsp.: Einigen Leuten geht der Humor ab.] | |
| to trouser sth. [some form of money] [coll.] | 23 etw. einstecken [Geld] | |
| to drink away sth. [to waste some resource like money, health on drink] | etw. versaufen [ugs.] [Lohn, Verstand] | |
| to make sb./sth. out [manage with some difficulty to see sb./sth.] | jdn./etw. erkennen [in der Ferne] | |
Substantive |
| zool. doe [female of some herbivorous mammals] | 181 Weibchen {n} [von einigen pflanzenfressenden Säugetieren] | |
| disruption [interference in some activity] | 44 Behinderung {f} [Störung, Unterbrechung] | |
| comm. [a customer in a shop who just wants to inform himself, to compare prices, or to bridge some time] | 22 Sehkunde {m} | |
| jobs pol. burgomaster [title given to chief magistrates in some Dutch, Flemish, German or Austrian towns] | 15 Bürgermeister {m} [einer deutschsprachigen, flämischen oder niederländischen Stadt] | |
| cellophane [generic term in some countries] [Cellophane®] | 15 Cellophan® {n} [fachspr.] [Zellophan] | |
| hist. marquis [(in some European countries) a nobleman ranking above a count and below a duke] | 11 Marquis {m} | |
| VetMed. zool. poll [esp. the region between the ears of some quadrupeds (as a horse)] | 9 Genick {n} | |
| ethn. wampum [strings or belts of shell beads, used as money etc. by some Native Americans] | 9 Wampum {n} [Gürtel aus Muscheln und Schnecken als Zahlungsmittel und Urkunde bei einigen Indianerstämmen Nordamerikas] | |
| hist. [political, social and economic agreements made between West Germany and some Eastern bloc countries in the early 1970s] | 8 Ostverträge {pl} | |